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DALLMEIER
Dallmeier at
City of Dreams
Macau’s newest mega-resort is benefitting from an installation of
security equipment from Dallmeier. The CCTV/IP experts explain to
Casino International…
T
here is no end in sight to the economic
boom in Macau. The latest large-scale
project is the City of Dreams [CoD], a huge
casino and entertainment complex, which
is meant to become one of the biggest
attractions on the Cotai Strip. The surveillance is also
huge: Everything, from cameras to recorder, up to
software and video management system, comes from
CCTV/IP expert Dallmeier, the company that had
already planned and realised the largest real-time IP
system up to date at the Venetian and Sands Macau.
Leroy Daniel, CoD
Reading the description of the new City of Dreams Surveillance Director
the project seems to really live up to its name: It is a
dream city that leaves nothing to be desired. The City CoD, explains the decision: “We did some thorough
of Dreams’ main attraction is the grand casino, which research in advance. Dallmeier is the only
covers approximately 40,000m
2
and is themed as an manufacturer capable of realising a system of that size.
underwater world. A total of 550 gambling tables and Ease of use, flexibility and open interfaces for the
more than 1,500 state-of-the art slot machines are connection of third-party systems were other decisive
planned. factors in support of our decision to use Dallmeier.”
Less noticeable for customers, but just as impressive
as the array of shopping and entertainment on offer at System structure
CoD, is the sophisticated video security system, which High-resolution network cameras are the basis of
is not only providing the necessary overview at the the elaborate CCTV/IP system. Depending on
casino but also in the adjacent hotels and leisure individual requirements CoD chose a suitable camera
facilities. All in all, a total of approximately 5,000 from the broad Dallmeier product range. Whether it’s
cameras were installed and are being monitored and CasinoCams with special software and optimised for
evaluated at over 50 security workstations. Following the conditions in a casino, or vandal-resistant
intensive and thorough research that took more than network dome cameras for vulnerable areas, they all
a year, the casino operators eventually chose a share the innovative Cam_inPIX sensor technology. It
company which already has years of experience in the reliably suppresses blooming and smearing effects
casino market and counts the world’s most noted and is characterised by high colour differentiation.
casinos among its references: The Regensburg-based Also, for the first time, the new PTZ dome camera
manufacturer Dallmeier. The company not only system DOMERA are employed in the CoD system.
provided individual parts but rather the entire The new camera models allow for flexible planning
installation, ranging from cameras to recorders, right and are highly maintenance-friendly. During the
up to management and evaluation stations. The construction of the buildings, only the location of
installation is a purely IP-based system. All products the cameras had to be decided and the
come from the company’s own development and corresponding mounting module had to be fitted
manufacturing, “made by Dallmeier, made by (BackBox for in-ceiling mount and BackPlate for
Germany”. Leroy Daniel, Surveillance Director of the surface mount respectively). The CoD was in no hurry
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